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Smart Home Showcase provides energy efficiency overhauls to homes in Chicago, Berwyn and Maywood CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd announced the four winners of its Smart Home Showcase, a contest awarding four customers with free, energy efficiency home makeovers valued at $45,000 each. The winners are Alison Tisza from Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood; Lisa Polderman and Leticia Gonzales of Berwyn; and Brandon Smith of Maywood. "We launched the Smart Home Showcase to...

COLCHESTER, Vt., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- K-TOR, LLC, designer and manufacturer of portable power generators, announced today the release of their second-generation Pocket Socket hand crank generator, the Pocket Socket 2. This affordable human powered generator features a standard outlet interface, which provides backup energy and emergency power to a wide range of electronic devices. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/NE15790 ) A more than 120% increase in...

MARKET MONITOR FINDS PJM WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS REMAIN COMPETITIVE EAGLEVILLE, Pa., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection's wholesale electric energy and capacity markets produced competitive results in the first three months of 2013, according to the 2013 State of the Market Report for PJM: January through March, released today by Monitoring Analytics, LLC, the Independent Market Monitor for PJM. The Independent Market Monitor, Joseph Bowring, announced findings...

Homeowners in the Chapel Hill area can now take advantage of electrical services by a professional North Carolina electrician, including installations, upgrades, repairs, and 24/7 emergency service. Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 A professional North Carolina electrician has launched its residential services in the Chapel Hill area, providing expert assistance with a wide range of electrical issues and relieving the stress these can cause. The company offers 24/7 emergency service...

BUFORD, Ga., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OMNIMETRIX, LLC, an Acorn Energy company (NASDAQ: ACFN) and the global leader in wireless remote monitoring and diagnostics for emergency standby generators, has moved to its new, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Buford, GA. The new facility, located at 4295 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 100 in Buford, GA not only hosts the heart of business operations, but also is home to OMNIMETRIX's recently launched Global Network Operation Center...

Communications and applications platform avoids stranding assets and provides for the future with multiple protocol support HOUSTON and NEWTON, Mass., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambient Corporation (NASDAQ: AMBT), provider of a secure, flexible, and scalable communications and applications platform, today announced that all Ambient Smart Grid(®) Nodes fully support DNP3 protocol, which enables local data aggregation and control at distributed locations on the utility grid....

Keeping the grid resilient to face weather extremes VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection, operator of the nation's largest electric grid,  expects to have sufficient power this summer when air conditioners push power use to as high as 155,553 megawatts. This compares to PJM's all-time peak demand of 163,848 MW. PJM serves 60 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. One megawatt is enough to power 1,000 households. To meet demand, PJM has...

Innovative Cleaning Method Allows for Maintenance without the Outage CHICAGO, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&C Electric Company, a global smart grid leader shaping the future of power delivery, today announces its offering of CO(2) cleaning services for energized electrical equipment. S&C's CO(2) cleaning services allow utilities and customers who operate their own power systems to clean power equipment up to 34.5 kV without having to plan an outage. This innovative new...

JACKSON, Mich., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To help keep meter readers safe on the job and lessen the possibility of contact with aggressive dogs, Consumers Energy has revised its policy for customers with dogs. "We continue to see an increase in the number of dog bites to meter readers, even by dogs that have in the past exhibited no aggressive behavior. This required a change in our policy to help protect our employees," said Charles Montgomery, manager of customer field...

A leading North Carolina electrical company has announced the launch of Raleigh electrician services, based on 20 years of experience and including a range of services and repairs throughout the area. Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 12, 2013 Raleigh electrician services have been officially launched online by a North Carolina electrical company in partnership with JD Media Surge, LLC. Built on over 20 years of experience, these services are designed for homes and businesses across the area....